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June 1st, 1954:

The US Air Force col. Launched psychological warfare and a paramilitary task in south Vietnam, many of these actions were to support Ngo Dinh Diem.
- Significance: Marks the start of the Vietnam War (specifically for the US)

July 21, 1954:
The Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into two. Which quickly became the political borders despite the Geneva Accords writing against it.
- Significance: The Geneva Reocors said the border should not be interpreted as a political border but quickly became that; ergo North and south sides.

Nov. 2, 1963:
Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated to show support for the US but the US had little say in the action. However, the US quickly withdraw its support for the leader after seeing how he handle South Vietnam's majority population of Buddhists with violence.
- Significance: The US no longer supported the South's leader.

January 30, 1968: Some 85,000 northern Vietnam troops were sent to 5 major cities in Southern Vietnam but it ended up being an advantage for the US and the South. The North suffered high casualties.

Nov, 15, 1969:
Millions of people in the US started to protest the involvement the US has in Vietnam.
- Significance: Americans started to take notice and action of what was going on

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Digital History

Digital History. (2022). Retrieved 19 April 2022, from https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3469

Vietnam War Timeline

Vietnam War Timeline. (2022). Retrieved 21 April 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/list/vietnam-war-timeline

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How this Surrogate War was Part of the Cold War

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How this Surrogate War was Part of the Cold War

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The Vietnam war was a surrogate war part of the larger cold war. The Vietnam war wasn’t a war directly between the US and the USSR but they both supported different sides. The USSR supported the north and communism and the US supported the south; anti-communist. So, the Vietnam war was one of the many ways the US and the USSR competed in the Cold War. Today for the US the Vietnam War affected the US economy by inflation because President did not want to pay for the War. It also weakened the US military's confidence and the military switched from drafting to volunteer only.

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The North took control of the South, so now Vietnam is now a communist country. The Communist North won. Two major effects are the death toll and severely affected the US economy

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The USSR aided North Vietnam with some troops and weapons because North Vietnam is communist state.

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The US got involved to try and prevent South Vietnam from falling into communism and its spread in it. They started first with more behind-the-scenes stuff but in 1964 they sent troops in.

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Why are the Vietnamese fighting each other? 

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Why are the Vietnamese fighting each other? 

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The North wanted Vietnam to be communist and the South wanted Vietnam to prevent communism from spreading.

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Why wasn't the cold war a traditional war? 

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Why wasn't the cold war a traditional war? 

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The cold war had no real fighting, they fought with the space race, opposing sides with the Vietnam war, the Olympics.

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Where two major powers aren't directly fighting or calling war but they are "fighting" in other ways, like competitions, supporting different sides, etc.